State News

State officials have confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers at a meat packing plant in Storm Lake. Iowa Department of Public Health deputy director Sarah Reisetter made the announcement late this morning at the […]

The Big 12 and Southeastern conferences have announced the matchups for their women’s basketball challenge for the 2020-21 season, with Iowa State set to host South Carolina on December 6, 2020. “South Carolina coming to […]

New unemployment claims moved up slightly last week. First-time claims were 14,586 which is up around 25,000 from the previous week. It is the first time in three weeks those claims have gone up. Manufacturing […]

New unemployment claims moved up slightly last week. First-time claims were 14,586 which is up around 25,000 from the previous week. It is the first time in three weeks those claims have gone up. Manufacturing […]

Iowa’s two U.S. senators are asking the Food and Drug Administration to clarify its policies on making alcohol-based hand sanitizer during the pandemic. Iowa ethanol producers were initially given the go ahead to use some […]

Today is the day bars in Iowa are allowed to reopen — but at half of seating capacity. Iowa’s largest county has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and a Polk County official is […]

Three young people from Fort Dodge have died in an out-of-state accident. The accident occurred Wednesday morning when 20-year-old Richard Davis was driving along Highway 7 in Benton County, Missouri, when his vehicle went off […]

The 19 state-licensed casinos are allowed to reopen on June 1st and are starting to release their plans for getting the slot machines working again. The manager of the state’s largest facility, Gary Palmer of […]

High school students from across Iowa are invited to a virtual event this weekend that might help them chart a career path. The Future Career and College Fair is being held Sunday and features more […]

The effectiveness of 18-year incumbent Steve King has been the central debate of the GOP Primary in Iowa’s fourth congressional district. During this week’s TV forum featuring King and three Republican competitors, King again blamed […]